Sekirov Dictionary

applause

/əˈplɔːz/

noun 1
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun1

•
the noise people make to show they are pleased, usually by striking their hands together
- A few days before, the adulations and applauses of a nation were sounding in her [Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma's] ears, and now she was come to this! — 1880

verb1

•
(no longer used) To applaud.
- Now Ahab sees the ground of that applaused consent of his rabble of Prophets: […] — 1628

forms

applaused · applausing · applauses

Phrases with applause

round of applause
An outburst of clapping among a group or audience.

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